Cormac MacConnell
Cormac MacConnell is a veteran writer and journalist. His much loved column, about his life in County Clare and observations about Irish life, has appeared in the Irish Voice for close to 30 years.
Latest Stories
Thundering hooves - memories of the Galway Races
Advice to Kerry’s world-record-breaking Fungie the dolphin
Ulster surnames making their mark from the Apollo to the White House
The dos and don’ts of driving on a summer holiday in Ireland
Thoughts of July 4th fireworks and Irish bagpipes
All is well thanks to the GAA
Having a gay auld time - how times have changed for the better
The Trumps and Ireland - dissecting fake news
No cure for election fever in the UK or in Ireland
Most read
- 1 Photos of Ireland: Vote for your favorite in My Irish Cousin's photo competition!
- 2 On This Day: Irish American Bruce Springsteen was "born in the USA"
- 3 Two Irish favorites combine in this delicious apple and Jameson tart recipe
- 4 The top five places to visit in County Tipperary
- 5 On This Day: Celebrated Irish artist Robert Ballagh was born in 1943
- 6 Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Brennan Clan
- 7 On This Day: "Typhoid" Mary Mallon was born in Co Tyrone
- 8 Fall into autumn with this Bramley apple strudel recipe from Bord Bia
- 9 All about the Irish surname O'Hara